Linden Creek Shelter with Art

Summary: Shelter above a tributary of Linden Creek, which has a small number of Aboriginal rock art motifs in charcoal

  • Site type: Cave Painting
  • Number of sites: 1
  • Number of motifs: 4
  • Motif/s: Indeterminate figure
  • Quality: 3.5/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 1993
  • Originally Recorded by: Warren Bluff

Located above a tributary of Linden Creek is a deep and tall shelter, which contains Aboriginal rock art.

1X3A6812 LR Linden Creek Shelter with Art

The charcoal art is spread across a small section of the sandstone wall of the shelter; it’s not clear what the figures represent.

1X3A6811 LR Linden Creek Shelter with Art
1X3A6806 LR Linden Creek Shelter with Art
1X3A6804 LR Linden Creek Shelter with Art
1X3A6809 LR Linden Creek Shelter with Art

The site also contains artefacts: this stone tool is not from any of the rocks found locally.

1X3A6815 LR Linden Creek Shelter with Art
1X3A6814 LR Linden Creek Shelter with Art
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